BT: [[biological populations]] --- # deme Pronounced like the word ‘deem’.[^1] [[A deme is a distinct population or territory of animals, all of the same species, and which share a common gene pool (i.e. they interbreed).]][^2] [^1]: ‘Deme’, Wiktionary, last edited 30 July 2025, 14:42, [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deme](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deme). [^2]: ‘Deme’, Wiktionary, last edited 30 July 2025, 14:42, [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deme](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deme); ‘What Is a Deme and Its Role in Evolution?’, *Biology Insights*, 26 July 2025, [https://biologyinsights.com/what-is-a-deme-and-its-role-in-evolution/](https://biologyinsights.com/what-is-a-deme-and-its-role-in-evolution/).